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        Nursing

        Essential Information

        • Practice Education Management System (PEMs) »
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        • Placement of The Year Awards »
        • Speak out Safely »

      • Nursing

        The nursing curriculum has been developed in partnership with students, clinical partners, mentors, service users and carers, as well as acknowledgement of key local, national and international drivers. It follows a ‘spiral, design to ensure that your learning in both practice and the University is structured incrementally from one year to the next with a specific focus for each year.

        Contact us

        +44 (0) 1865 48…
        Adult Nursing (based in Oxford) 485262
        Adult Nursing (based in Swindon) 5168 / 5184
        Children’s Nursing 5525
        Mental Health Nursing 5254
        Mental Health & Adult Nursing 5262 / 5254
        Mental Health & Children’s Nursing 2703 / 5254

      • Direct Allocation Model (DAM) and rostering (Nursing ONLY)

        Oxford Brookes University and the Oxford NHS Trusts have agreed a new model for allocation to improve the student and placement provider experience.

        View the presentation »

        Direct Allocation Model Principles

        • Principles for Using the Direct Allocation Model (DAM) for Placements

        Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Direct Allocation Model Papers

        • OUH Process if You Receive a Student Allocation You Feel Unable to Support
        • University Process if OUH Staff Advise They are Unable to Support Student
        • E roster guidance for students Jan 19

        Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Direct Allocation Model Papers

        • Direct Allocation ModelOxford Health NHS FT Process and Capacity Change Template
        • Oxford Health District Nursing Pathway for Accepting Brookes Students
        • Oxford Health Health Visiting Pathway for Accepting Brookes Students

        Link Lecturer and Practice Assessment Standards (Nursing and RTP)

        • Link Lecturer Standards
        • Link Lecturer Induction Checklist
        • Key Points for Good Practice Placements

        NMC Standards (2018): Resources from September 2019 and September 2020

        NMC Standards (2018): Resources from September 2019

        • Academic Assessor Preparation Final PEG NMC T&F
        • Adult Nursing Oxford Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Adult Nursing Swindon Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Children's Nursing Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Evidence of Completing a Practice Assesor Supervisor Clinical Update Nursing and Midwifery Jan 2019
        • Guidance for Implementing Freedom to Speak up Raising Concerns About Practice Including Whistle Blowing Bullying Harassment
        • Guidance in Event Student Failing Competencies Proficiencies in Practice Jan 2019
        • Link Lecturer Standards
        • Meeting Religious and Cultural Practices of Students in Placement Jan 2019
        • Mental Health Nursing Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Partner Evidence of Ongoing Development of Practice Assessors Practice Supervisors Jan 2019
        • Practice Assessor PEG NMC SIMG April 2019
        • Practice Assessor Preparation Final PEG NMC T&F
        • Practice Supervision and Assessment Support and Communication Pathways Jan 2019
        • Practice Supervisor Preparation Final PEG NMC T&F
        • Principles Document Related to Allocation of PA PS
        • Principles for using the Direct Allocation Model DAM for Placements
        • Reasonable Adjustment for Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines
          • Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment Key Information Approved Jan 2019
        • Supported Time for Practice Assessors PEG NMC T&F
        • Developing and maintaining your role as a Practice Supervisor`Practice Assessor Jan 2019
        • Nursing and Midwifery Newsletter for Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors
        • Royal College of Nursing resources supporting practice supervision and assessment

        NMC Standards (2018): Resources from September 2020

        Pre-registration Nursing South PAD presentation »

        Personal Safety and Student Incidents (All)

        Advice for Students about Personal Safety:

        • The Students Advice Centre
        • Oxford Brookes Student Union Advice Centre
        • Suzy Lamplugh Trust
        • Student Travel Pages
        • Improving Safety for Lone Workers : A Guide for Lone Workers

        Advice on Vigilance Whilst Terrorist Threat Level is Critical in England:

        The following link is useful for all students on placement:

        • Government Stay Safe Video

        Guidance on Responding to Unexpected Incidents or Emergencies:

        • RCN Guidance
        • Principles to Follow if a Pre-registration Student is Involved in an Incident
        • Writing Statements - Guidance for Students

        Placement Locations, Allocation, Travel Guides and Expense Claims

        Placement Locations

        • Adult Nursing Placement Map
        • Adult Nursing Swindon Placement Map
        • Children's Nursing Placement Map
        • Mental Health Nursing Placement Map

        Placement Allocation

        • Pre-qualifying Placement Allocation: Key Principles
        • Requesting a Change in Placement After Allocation

        Pre-placement Agreement Letter

        • Pre-placement Agreement Letter

        Transport Guides and Travel Time

        • Swindon Public Transport
        • Oxford Public Transport
        • Guidance on travel times to and from the placement

        Placement Expense Claims

        • Placement Costs (Travel, Accommodation, Expense Claims)
        • Placement expense claims - Learning Support Fund (LSF)

        Sources of Financial Support

        • Sources of financial support for students

        Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers (Nursing and RTP)

        Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers

        • Risk Based Placement Quality Assurance (QA) Guidance
        • Appendix 1: Current Placement Risk Assessment (CRPA)
        • Appendix 2: Placement Quality Assurance (QA) Guidance: Audit process for current and new placements
        • Adult Nursing Oxford Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Adult Nursing Swindon Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Children's Nursing Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • Mental Health Nursing Evaluation Feedback Loop PEG
        • The Learning Placement Charter
        • Process for New PVI and NHS Healthcare Placement Selection and Development
        • Becoming a new Placement Provider
        • How to claim placement tariff 2020-21 (PVI and GPN providers)
        • Guidance for Link Lecturers of PVI practice learning partners
        • Monitoring External Quality of Placement Providers
        • Adult Nursing Independent Sector Placement Charter
        • Supporting Students During Service Reconfiguration or Departmental Moves

        • Effective Management of Persistent or Serious Issues of Practice Supervisor/Practice Assessor Performance (Nursing & Midwifery)

        Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor preparation, updates, resources and information (All)

        1. Online Preparation for becoming a Practice Supervisor/Practice Assessor

          • Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor Preparation

        2. Current nursing practice assessor/supervisor update pack and resources

          • Routes of preparation for becoming a Practice Assessor and/or a Practice Supervisor
          • Facilitator guidance notes
          • Powerpoint: Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor: transitioning from being a mentor
          • BePAD (2016 Curriculum) Power point presentation
          • BePAD (2016 Curriculum) Film
          • Evidence of Completing a Practice Assessor Supervisor Clinical Update Nursing and Midwifery Jan 2019
          • Workbook: PRACTICE SUPERVISOR AND PRACTICE ASSESSOR: TRANSITIONING FROM BEING A MENTOR 2018-2019
          • Practice Supervision and Assessment Support and Communication Pathways Jan 2019
          • Statement of How/When Practice Assessors are required to observe/work with students
          • Developing and maintaining your role as a Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor
          • Partner Evidence of Ongoing Development of Practice Assessors Practice Supervisors Jan 2019
          • Supported Time for Practice Assessors and Supervisors PEG NMC T&F April 2019
          • Student assessment journey_interfacing of PS,PA,AA,LL_Nominated Placement Support role Nov 2019

        3. Role description, preparation requirements - Practice Assessor, Practice Supervisor Academic Assessor and overseers for nursing

          • Academic Assessor Preparation Final PEG NMC T&F
          • Practice Assessor Preparation Final PEG NMC T&F Dec 2018
          • Practice Supervisor Preparation Final PEG NMC T&F Dec 2018

        4. Allocating Nursing Practice Assessors and Practice Supervisors to students and other key information

          • Principles Document Related to Allocation of PA PS
          • Statement Of Definition Of Practice Learning Hours
          • “Overseers” And “Nominated Practice Support Person”
          • Statement of Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors For Any Single Student Approved Jan 2019
          • NMC Standards 2018 Key Programme Information Approved Jan 2019
          • Sharing of Ongoing Record of Achievement

        5. Models of Supervision

          • Good Practice Principles: Peer Dyads
          • Good Practice Principles: Hub and Spoke
          • Good Practice Principles: Team Supervision
          • Good Practice Principles: Collaborative Peer Assisted Learning (CPAL)

        6. Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Preparation and Updating events

          • Adult Nursing (Swindon)
            Poster
            Dates
          • Adult Nursing (Oxford)
          • Mental Health Nursing
          • Children's Nursing

        7. Resources for developing your skills in supporting/assessing students

          Feedback

          • Student Feedback Direct to the person supporting them in practice
          • Quick feedback sheet for practice assessors

        Programme Specific Information - e.g. Practice Assessment Documents (PADs) and Practice Education Handbooks (PEHs)

        Procedural Skills (All):

        (This replaces "Restricted clinical skills" policy and applies to Return to Practice (Nursing and Midwifery), Trainee Nursing Associates, pre-registration Adult, Children’s and Mental Health nursing)

        • Procedural skills: guidance for nursing students and those supporting them in practice

        Return To Practice:

        • RTP Guide to Practice Assessment Document (PAD)
        • RTP Nursing Practice Assessment Document (PAD)

        Pre-registration Nursing (adult, children's and metal health and dual programmes):

        Practice Assessment Document and Practice Education Handbook

        • Brookes Electronic Practice Assessment Document (BePAD) login
        • BePAD Guides
          • BePAD 2016 (students guides)
          • BePAD 2016 (practice assessor/practice supervisor/overseer guides)
          • BePAD 2020 (students & practice assessor/practice supervisor/overseer guides)
        • Pre-Registration Nursing Practice Education Handbook (PEH) 2018 - 2019
        • Pre-Registration Nursing Practice Education Handbook (PEH) 2019 - 2020
        • Pre-Registration Nursing Practice Education Handbook (PEH) 2020
        • Pre-Registration Nursing Practice Education Handbook (PEH) 2021

        Guides for Community Nursing Placements

        • District Nurse Guide Adult Nursing
        • HV Guide to supporting students
        • Nursing Home Guide
        • Guide for General Practice Nurse Team placements
        • School Health Nurse Guide

        Trainee Nursing Associates

        • Guide to the Practice Assessment Document
        • Practice Assessment Document (PAD) - Year 1
        • Practice Assessment Document (PAD) - Year 2
        • Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR)

        Nursing Care Home Placements

        In this short video, a second year adult nursing student from Swindon shares her positive experiences of her nursing home placement. She talks about how she achieved her competencies and wanted to dispel any misconceptions about the setting as a clinical placement area. 


        "Good news behind bad headlines"

        The "Good news behind bad headlines" film was made by University of Edinburgh nursing students under the direction of Dr Julie Watson. Students wanted to dispel bad media headlines and demonstrate the positive learning that they had during their nursing home placements.

        Reasonable Adjustment, Risk Assessment, COVID-19 FAQ , Sickness/Absence and Religious Practices

        For Trainee Nurse Associates please consult your employer in the first instance if the sections below are not applicable

        Reasonable Adjustment

        Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines (All):

        • Reasonable Adjustment for Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines

        Risk Assessment

        There are various reasons for when a placement provider will need to undertake a risk assessment for a student entering practice.

        • General process for Risk Assessment
        • Process for Risk Assessment

        Pregnant Students on Placement :

        • Guidance for supporting Pre-qualifying Healthcare Pregnant Students on Placement
        • Risk assessment template for pregnant students

        Covid-19 Vaccination Information

        • Covid-19 Booster Vaccination information for students on health care and Social work programmes (November 2021)
        • Endorsement of student vaccine eligibility (November 2021)

        Risk Assessment Process due to Covid-19

        • Checklist for establishing Covid-19 risk level with Placement Partner (reviewed March 2021)
        • Covid-19 risk assessment process for continuing students - for PEU and Placement leads (reviewed March 2021)
        • Covid-19 placement area induction checklist (reviewed October 2021)
        • Covid-19 risk assessment process for students at OBU (reviewed March 2021)
        • Covid-19 supernumerary placement - capacity, allocation, change in Covid level during placement (reviewed March 2021)
        • Covid-19 Student vulnerability levels and considerations (reviewed March 2021)
        • Decisions related to Students Covid-19 vulnerability rating (reviewed March 2021)

        Sickness/ Absence (All)

        • Return to Practice from Sick Leave
        • Faculty Attendance Policy

        Religious Practices (All)

        Meeting the Religious and Cultural Practices of Health and Social Work Students:

        A student’s identity can have a significant and profound impact on their placement learning experience and assessment in practice, these guiding principles help to explain how the faith/non-faith traditions, cultural practices, and linguistic diversity of students can be met in practice placements.

        • Meeting Religious and Cultural Practices of Students in Placement Guide

        Speak out Safely / Whistleblowing / Raising Concerns / Giving Feedback and Feed Forward

        For Trainee Nurse Associates(Only) please consult your employer in the first instance if the sections below are not applicable

         

        Freedom to Speak Up (All)

        Raising concerns about practice including whistle blowing, bullying and harassment in practice placements:

        • Guidance for Implementing Speak Up Out Safely / Raising Concerns
        • Freedom to Speak Up
        • Raising concerns policy for the NHS
        • Effective Management of Persistent or Serious Issues of Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Performance
        • For Thames Valley students only: HEE Supporting and Escalating Concerns: Pathway for Learners
        • Oxford Health (Only) freedom to speak up

        Writing Statements (All):

        • Writing Statements Guidance for Students

        Feedback (All):

        • Student Feedback Direct to the Practice Assessor

        Standards of Professional Practice and Supporting the Failing Student

        Dress Code (All)

        Students on placement/ in the practice setting are considered to be ‘employees' of the placement provider and must adhere to all local policies e.g. Dress code for employees or Uniform and Dress Policy for clinical staff.

        • Dress Code and Appearance for Students in Practice

        In the Event of the Student Failing Competencies in Practice (All)

        • Guidance for Practice Assessors and Pre-reg Students in the Event of Student Failing Competencies in Practice
        • Failing Competency Statement

        Indebtedness (All)

        • Indebtedness Statement

        Communication with External Organisations

        • Communication with external organisations regarding the performance and conduct of current pre-qualifying students

        Supporting Supernumerary Status and Practice Hours

        Statement in Relation to Supernumerary Status of Students on Pre-qualifying Courses/Programmes (Nursing and RTP)

        • Supernumerary Status of Students

        Student Practice and Study Hours (Nursing and RTP)

        These guidelines are prepared for students, placement partners and programme teams. They are informed by considering student health and safety and the potential impact on public safety.

        • Maximum Student Practice and Study Hours
        • Recording Nursing Student Hours in Practice
        • Statement of Definition of Practice Learning Hours

        Useful References/Links (Nursing and RTP):

        • The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations
        • Maximum Weekly Working Hours

        Attendance Policy (Nursing and RTP):

        • Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Attendance Policy

        Transition Workshops 2019

        • Swindon Transition Workshops September to December 2019

      • Pre -Registration Nursing PAD 2016 curriculum forms

        • Competency Checklist - Progression Point 2
        • Competency Checklist - Progression Point 3
        • End of Programme Assessment of Practice (sign off mentor feedback)
        • Essential Care Needs for All People
        • Final Assessment Form
        • Initial Action Plan
        • Initial Placement Interview (2)
        • Midway Review of Progress Forms
        • Profile of ongoing learning and development
        • Progression Point Review - Point 1
        • Record of additional progress review meetings and resulting action plans
        • Revised Action Plan
        • Spoke Placement Learning Log (1)
        • Spoke Placements (2)
        • Student Checklist for Pre-Registration Practice Placements
        • Student Reflection
        • Record of Practice learning and achievements from people you have worked with

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